Prison Blogs, Inmate Stories & Incarcerated Writers

Walls Hold Us, Words Free Us.

Prison blogs give incarcerated writers a place to share their voices, stories, letters, poems, and reflections from inside prison.

Every cell holds a story worth hearing. Walls Hold Us, Words Free Us is a space where readers and pen pals can listen, learn, and connect with the people behind the walls. These are not just stories — they are real lives, real thoughts, and real people hoping to be heard.

Every word shared is a reminder that even when walls hold us, words can still set something free.

Get Your Head Right

Get Your Head Right

Get your head right, the rest will follow. I used to take my state of mind for granted. I can tough this out, that’s how I was raised. For the longest time I thought it would for me. Hit the gym, go for a run. Low esteem, push through. That

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Is astrology real?

Is astrology real?

Is astrology real? In “Love Match: An Astrological Guide to Love & Dating”, Stella Andromeda wrote, it “can add insight and excitement, helping us work out how to appreciate our partner, and how to be sure that they appreciate us. That’s when the wisdom of the stars is your ally

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Take Chances

Sometimes In Life You Have To Take Chances

Sometimes in life you have to take chances. It’s like a gamble. Sometimes life is like an obstacle. You have to go to different levels in life to get where you wanna be. Hard times don’t last. It is how you come out at the end of your journey.

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My name is Emilee

My name is Emilee

Hi, my name is Emilee. I’m so excited that you are interested in reading my profile & are my potential new friend. My 2nd favorite quote is by Marilyn Monroe: “Don’t play games with someone who can play them better”. It’s been a favorite since highschool.  I have to say

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Life Behind Bars

Life Behind Bars

From day to day I meet all sorts of people in prison, and time after time this place never fails to amaze me. First off, you have the guys who make a life in here and run the show from tier to tier. We call those the “Tier Heavies”. Then

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Broken but Unbreakable

Broken but Unbreakable

Our criminal justice and prison system are so broken they’re unbreakable. Allow me to explain, our society and economy is so dependent on keeping individuals locked up that it is intrusive to rehabilitate or even help individuals get better. Millions of state and federal jobs are reliant on locking individuals

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Love is....

Love is….

When you cherish and appreciate a person, when you don’t judge and accept a person for who they are, when you have a person’s back it doesn’t matter what obstacles they face in life. When you uplift, encourage, strengthen and motivate a person to enjoy life, so they’ll be happy

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Check Me Out

Check Me Out

Check me out on: FB — GassMann  Snapchat — youngtucci2 Instagram — Stacksthepresident

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Good and Hard Ways

Through The Good and Hard Ways

I’ll start off by saying something about me: I live to represent the things learned through the good and hard ways. We can talk endlessly about the good things we learned from the teachings of our parents & others, to the never ending ways life gives us.  Based on this

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